Difference between revisions of "ENVS 560/L Watershed Systems"

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The ENVS 560/L Watershed Systems class in Spring 2009-2014 has examined, among other things:

Themes

• General:
  • Watershed Issues on the Central Coast of California
  • Summaries of Environmental Topics on the Central Coast of California
• CEQA:
  • CEQA Overview
  • CEQA Glossary
  • CEQA review and land use planning
  • CEQA and California's Central Coast
  • CEQA projects on Central Coast
  • Agencies that are lead applicants in CEQA
  • List of Environmental Consultants in the Central Coast Area
  • Hydrology and Water Quality CEQA Mitigation Measures
  • CEQA and the California Natural Diversity Database
  • CEQA Summary of The Collection at Monterey Bay Resort
  • Ocean Harbor House Seawall
• Land use:
  • Fort Ord
    • Fort Ord Reuse Authority (FORA)
  • Conversion of Carr Lake to a Multi-Use Park
  • Harkins Slough and Expansion of Urban Land Use at Watsonville
  • Oak Woodland Protection Plans
    • Sudden Oak Death (SOD)
  • Use of Sloped Areas in Monterey County
  • Potential watershed impacts on Elkhorn Slough
  • Carmel River Floodplain Restoration and Environmental Enhancement (Carmel River FREE) Project
• Wildlife:
  • Endangered Species Act (ESA)
  • Habitat Conservation Plans (HCPs)
  • Riparian habitats as wildlife corridors in the California Central Coast Region
• Urban stormwater:
  • Urban stormwater regulations applicable to California's Central Coast region
    • Urban stormwater management in the Monterey Bay region
      • Urban stormwater management in the City of Pacific Grove
      • Urban Discharges to Areas of Special Biological Significance on Monterey Peninsula
    • Urban stormwater management in Santa Cruz County
      • • Urban storm water management in the City of Scotts Valley
        • Urban storm water management in the City of Santa Cruz
        • Urban storm water management in the City of Capitola
        • Urban storm water management in the City of Watsonville
• Groundwater:
  • Pajaro Valley Groundwater Overdraft Concerns
  • Salinas Valley Seawater Intrusion
  • CalAm Use of Carmel River Groundwater Basin
• Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL):
  • TMDLs in the Monterey Bay Region of California
  • Monterey Bay Area TMDL Listings - Priorities, Progress, and Documents
  • The 303d list of Impaired Waterbodies in the Monterey Bay Region
  • Approaches to TMDL Development and Implementation in the Monterey Bay Area
  • Total Maximum Daily Load program follow-up in the Monterey Bay Region
  • Salinas River Watershed:
    • Total Maximum Daily Load for Nutrients in Lower Salinas River Watershed, Monterey County, California
    • Total Maximum Daily Loads for Chlorpyrifos and Diazinon in Lower Salinas River Watershed in Monterey County, California
    • TMDL for Fecal Coliform for the Lower Salinas River Watershed, Monterey County, California
  • Lower Salinas River Watershed Nutrient TMDL - Implementation and Monitoring Progress
  • Monterey Peninsula Groundwater Replenishment Project
• Ag Waiver:
  • Central Coast Region Agricultural Waiver
  • Regional regulatory approaches to agricultural runoff in California
  • Conditional waivers of waste discharge requirements for irrigated lands throughout California
  • Central Coast Water Quality Preservation, Inc. (CCWQPI)
  • CCWQPI monitoring results and reporting
• Fire:
  • Basin-Indians Fire Erosion and Debris Flows
• Steelhead & Salmon:
  • Coho Salmon Crisis in the Central California Coast ESU
  • Steelhead Management in the Monterey Bay Region
  • Steelhead Management in the Salinas Watershed
• Dams:
  • San Clemente Dam
  • Los Padres Dam
    • Los Padres Reservoir Capacity Issues
• Government
  • List of Special Districts in the Monterey Bay Region
  • Common Permits Required for Restoration in the Central Coast Region
  • Incidental Take Permits (ITPs)
• Geomorphology
  • Sand Mining in California's Central Coast Region
  • Coastal Retreat in California's Central Coast Region

Specific watersheds

• • San Lorenzo River Watershed:
    • Progress of Implementation of Nitrate TMDL for the San Lorenzo River, Santa Cruz County, California
• The Gabilan / Reclamation Ditch Watershed
  • Gabilan Watershed: Flow duration analysis
• The Carmel River Watershed
  • Maps of the Carmel River Watershed
• The Carneros Watershed
  • Maps of the Carneros Watershed
• Canyon Del Rey Watershed
  • Maps of Canyon Del Rey Watershed

Stakeholders in Environmental Issues

• Government
  • California Department of Public Health
  • USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
  • City of Marina
  • California Department of Water Resources‎
  • Marina Coast Water District (MCWD)
  • Monterey Peninsula Water Management District (MPWMD)

• Businesses
  • CEMEX is a Mexico-based, global building materials company that owns the CEMEX Lapis Plant in Marina, CA. ^[1]

• Agencies
  • Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
  • California Coastal Commission
  • Monterey County Water Resources Agency‎

• Non-Profits
  • Big Sur Land Trust (BSLT)
  • The Surfrider Foundation Monterey Chapter
  • Save Our Shores
  • Coastal Care Nonprofit
  • Sierra Club Ventana Chapter
  • Monterey County Farm Bureau
  • Santa Lucia Conservancy

• Others
  • Grower Shipper Association of the Central Coast
  • Central Coast Water Quality Coalition‎
  • Monterey Coastkeeper
  • Central Coast Ambient Monitoring Program‎
  • California Coastkeeper Alliance

Data

• California Central Coast Gage Locations

Links

• Useful Data Sources
• Curricular information on ENVS 560/L Watershed Systems and its relationship to other courses in Division of Science and Environmental Policy at CSUMB.

Disclaimer

This page may contain student work completed as part of assigned coursework. It may not be accurate. It does not necessary reflect the opinion or policy of CSUMB, its staff, or students.

References

1. ↑ CEMEX Website About Us Page